Hallson Gardens

Great summery, Marlys! I really enjoyed listening to Bob...there is no denying he knows his stuff!! My favorite part was seeing the hybrids he is working on. Some really amazing things are coming!

You'll be further ahead doing as Roxanne suggested. This will really set it back. If you want to try, I'd dust the crown area with rooting hormone. That will encourage faster rooting, plus it usually has a fungicide to help ward off rot. Then pot it in soil-less potting media, keep it damp and out o...

I agree that repotting now really gives no advantage to the plants.

Thanks for the additional info, guys!

I knew there was a third one, Linda, but wasn't sure where it was. Thanks!

Bob Solberg will be in Iowa speaking to both the Harshbarger and Russ O'Harra Hosta Societies the first weekend in October. The following info is copied from the Harshbarger Club's newsletter. Maybe someone else has the Russ O'Harra info they could post? Bob Solberg Green Hill Farms, N.C. “Selecting...

As far as I know, there aren't going to be any more sales. Olga's new place is smaller, so she is only taking the best of the best with her.

I don't think you will be disappointed, rosemarie, as long as you know what to expect. War Paint is such a show stopper in the spring, I think it is worth growing just for the spring show. Not all hostas are show offs all season long.

Congrats, Mike!

You should send these pictures to Bob for the Library!

I agree, Chris. I couldn't find any reference to foliar nematodes. It certainly would be worth a try!

During the "Grower's Perspective" panel discussion at the National Convention, Bob Solberg said the adult nematodes are fairly easy to kill. It's the eggs that are the problem.

I wonder if Merit insecticide will provide any kind of symptom suppression? Depends on what you read... http://www.esn-symposium.ba.cnr.it/postsymposium/pdf/209.pdf http://www.hdcchem.com/Imidacloprid.html http://www.stlouishosta.org/newsletters/11-05.pdf It works on animal nematodes... http://www....

I'm not exactly sure when it will be out, but probably fall-ish. There are 3 per year and the last one came out in the spring.

Neat flower, Dave! Any idea where that pattern came from?

Even leaving a pump run may not be enough to keep fish over winter in a preformed pond. They are usually pretty shallow. If it is in a sheltered location, though, you might get by. Like Chris mentioned, too many fish leads to big problems! You definitely saved yourself some trouble by skipping the k...

We were this close --><-- to driving over from the Midwest Convention, but it didn't quite work out!

Spectacular plant...and picture, David!

I think you may be right about temps affecting the coloration. The color held quite a while for me this year and we had a cool spring. The plants I had in the greenhouse faded quickly.

See you all there!

Blue Lightning is a streaked Blue Umbrellas.

Probably the most famous blue streaker is Dorset Clown.

There are a few streaked Blue Angels around, one being Fire and Brimstone. Actually, I think that is a streaked Guardian Angel.

Willowy wrote:such a small, small, small, small plant

There was a crop of 'Clovelly' that had issues...they were very slow to break dormancy and just poor quality. Whether these plants will come out of it and grow better in the future, I don't know.

Mine (Sugar Daddy) still looks pretty good Josh. If you want to send it my way from Chicago, I can see if it grows better in Ohio or if it's just a bad TC. I have a really ugly Northern Halo, we could trade them! :lol: I think I'll pass on your Northern Halo, Dave! Actually, I'm going to try the Su...

Great looking plants, for sure!